# Plan UK joins Disasters Emergency Committee

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/07/03/plan-uk-joins-disasters-emergency-committee/
- Published: 2011-07-03T13:01:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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International children’s charity Plan UK has become the 14th member of the Disasters
Emergency Committee (DEC), the umbrella organisation for leading UK aid agencies
that helps finance relief for people affected by major disasters in poorer countries.

Plan UK is the first charity to join since Islamic Relief six years ago. DEC membership
is capped at 15 places “to ensure effective collective decision making and cost 
efficiency”.

To qualify for membership, organisations must meet criteria such as being registered
for at least five years as a UK humanitarian charity, having a voluntary income 
of over £4 million a year, and expenditure on overseas emergency work of over £10m
per year, applying best practice in governance and submitting fully audited accounts.

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DEC Chair Clive Jones said: “The DEC enables the UK’s leading aid agencies to fundraise
together effectively for major emergencies in poorer countries. We benefit from 
each others judgement and learn from our collective experience. We are delighted
to have Plan as our newest member agency. Their expertise, global reach and commitment
will contribute significantly to the scale and effectiveness of the DEC funded response
to future disasters.”

The full list of DEC member agencies is now:

ActionAid

Age UK

British Red Cross

CAFOD

CARE International UK

Christian Aid

Concern Worldwide

Islamic Relief

Merlin

Oxfam

Plan UK

Save the Children

Tearfund

World Vision

The next review of membership will take place in November 2011: this covers any 
potential new members as well as checking the continuing eligibility of current 
members.

www.dec.org.uk